OSSUDU
Assembly seat no. 16 in Puducherry · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1974.
Winner, 1985
V. NAGARATHINAM
INC
Elections held
9
1974–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 9
Margin, 1985
3,925
44.00% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
CPIR. THANGAVELU CLEMENCEAU
- Votes
- 2,251
- Vote share
- 25.24%
- Behind by
- 3,925
Electors
11,656
Total votes polled
8,920
Valid votes
8,920
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.5%
Full result, 1985
3 candidates · 8,920 valid votes
V. NAGARATHINAMINCwon
6,176
69.2%
R. THANGAVELU CLEMENCEAUCPI
2,251
25.2%
N. ARIKRISHNANEJNP
493
5.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | A. ELUMALAI | IND | 6,417 | 34.58% | P. SOUNDIRARADJOU PONNAS | 2,662 |
| 2001 | A. ELUMALAI | PMC | 5,364 | 34.65% | S. BALARAMAN | 164 |
| 1996 | V. NAGARATHINAM | TMCM | 7,380 | 53.78% | N. MARIMUTHU | 2,148 |
| 1991 | N. MARIMUTHU | INC | 7,293 | 63.00% | S. BALARAMAN | 3,131 |
| 1990 | N. MARIMUTHU | INC | 5,242 | 40.77% | P. SUNDARARASU | 1,728 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
